FNUS75 KABQ 291937
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA MULA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
137 PM MDT SUN JUL 29 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CENTERED OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY. JUST ENOUGH LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE
LINGERS IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO ALLOW FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112988 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/70074 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/112988 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-63 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH THIS EVENING.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/12000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
                       AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84-88.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/70000 KNOT-FT AT 1800 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/66185 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...07

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REQUESTED BY...RYAN VIGIL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120729.LAMUL.01/ABQ